Yevgeny Prigozhin said Wagner group units had begun withdrawing from the Ukrainian city of Bakhmut and would hand all its positions over to the regular Russian army by 1 June.
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Yevgeny Prigozhin, an ally of Vladimir Putin, made the announcement during a visit to the ruined city, telling tank crews and other commanders that they would receive new orders soon and should withdraw to the rear. Ukraine’s deputy defence minister said on Thursday that Russia had begun to replace Wagner units with regular troops on the outskirts of Bakhmut, but that Wagner fighters remained inside the city.

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